Does Coffee or Wine Spike Your Tinnitus?

[bwspot]

To make sure I tried everything i stopped drinking coffee and wine. Things I love so much.
I will continue doing so for 1 month so see if this affects my T. So far after 1.5 week I cannot tell any difference.

Does coffee or wine spike your T?

 

[Michael2013]

If it did, my tinnitus would be louder than everyone else!

 

[ampumpkin]

not for me.

 

[carol kane]

not me !!

 

[MichaelM]

nope. Nothing i take or eat or drink doesnt seems to affect.
http://hearinghealthfoundation.org/blog?blogid=94

 

[Zimichael]

No...And it's one of the few things I look forward to every morning. (P.S. This could be my shortest post in history!)

 

[rtwombly]

No...And it's one of the few things I look forward to every morning. (P.S. This could be my shortest post in history!)

Wine every morning? You lush!

 

[Zimichael]

Wine every morning? You lush!

rt... Hah! Wine is the evening version of coffee! A glass or two, as I have to support my local economy and the view out over the valley takes on a more...nuanced hue! Also it's good for you aka "The French Paradox", etc., etc.

Neither affect my tinnitus one bit. Though the evening wine (not on Retigabine...sigh!) sure makes it a bit easier to handle. What did Michael Douglas say in "Traffic"...Oh yeah. It takes the edge off!

Z.

 

[Petloy]

Regular Coffee...spike for 4-6 hrs...i drink Decaf..no spike...I actually envy those whose T aren't affected by food or drinks.

 

[Kathi]

No, I have found that the only thing dietary that effects my T are salt, aspartame and MSG.

 

[patty]

No, not me. One cup of coffee to wake up. Wish I could have more, but I want to have some good sleep. A glass of wine or two in the evening is nice and relaxing. As a matter of fact, this post reminded me to have a glass of chardonnay. Thank you.

 

[bwspot]

After four weeks with no wine and coffe I am drinking it again. Damn, wine was so good today.
Let's see how is t now.
I am trying to see if coffe or wine makes any difference.

 

[astronomer]

i drink casual caffeine , i had stopped for awhile to see it there was a difference and no, i live eat drink the same and am fine,kevin

 

[Jonathan Kent]

I'm in the wine business and drink it fairly regularly -- obviously. No effect as far as I can tell...

 

[Lisa88]

Yes, both. Caffeine - immediate onset of spike, can last for up to two weeks. Wine - lowers it immediately, next day spike due to down regulated gaba from wine. Can last a few days.
Don't have wine very often.
Try to never have caffeine, but it is hard in a cafe. As when we ask for decaf, they often do not rinse the equipment from the caffeinated coffee made just before.

 

[Martin69]

My T never changes by anything.

 

[John Meyers]

My morning coffee spikes my T slightly especially if I don't eat much. -- My afternoon coffee really spikes it.

Wine is really bad on my T. -- Good thing I don't drink it often.

I'm going to try cutting down coffee to one a day and then hopefully none. -- We'll see.

 

[Jason C]

Nope. Wine actually helps.

 

[Newloud]

Caffeine spikes my anxiety, that's for sure. But I doubt it directly affects my T. I've pretty much stopped drinking coffee for the last few weeks. Pity, because I love it so much.

 

[Steve]

From our survey, people who said that certain dietary things had an effect on their tinnitus said this about caffeine and alcohol:

 

[Tom Cnyc]

coffee doesn't cause a spike, but in the first 6 months it made it much harder to deal with one.

alcohol almost completely erases my tinnitus 80% of the time. I'd drink everyday if I didn't know it'd kill me and make me a fatass.